The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-01
A DAYS SPORTING EVENTS
Indianapolis Loss Caused by Errors in
the Last Inning of a Good Game.
Base Ball News in General-The Columbia
Freshmen Lead Harvard in the Boat
Race-Shooting at Beck's Park.

Indianapolis lost a hard game TO New York
yesterday afternoon. The team batted and
felded well until the last inniL z. when Cahill's
muf OF Connor's hne-drive to right field, and
Glasseock's tumble Of Dorgan's hit, let in two
runs The game was both won and lost for In
dianapolis IN the first two innines when five
earned runs were scored but the visitors played
n great uphill game and won by superior nerve.
Denny was in bad form, for in the seventh inning
he lost his head, and, with the ball in his hand.
seemed to be unable to decide where to throw it.
and let one runner score and another reach FIRST
either one of whom might have been retired on
3 sharp play. After that three runs were scored
enough to have left the visitors two short of
enough to win. WEIGH was put in
20 pitch, but was hit so hard
that he was replaced by Herman
at the beginning OF the sixth inning. Boyle
pitched fine game, Notwithstanding the fact
that he was hit pretty hard but. as usual. he
was effective in close places, especially in the
last inning. when, with Gore on third. he struck
out both O'Rourke ami Herman.
In the first inning the chief weakness of the
home club-base running-was made apparent,
for six clean hits. one of them o threebagger,
Melted but two runs. Seery opened the game
with three base hit to right center, and scored.
Oh Oobhy slukIo' odTco OoCidrc0 Jenny ouI
on first on throw by WEIGH, a very close de-
csion, in which the crowd was unanimously of
the opinion that he was in Glasscock
and McGeachy made singles, Shomberg got
base on balls, and Bassetts single brought in
McGeachy Gasscock having IN the meantime
been folded third in attempting get
there on McGeachys hit, wherein he showed
very bad judgment.
Myers and Boyle each made two baggers in
the second. aud Seery triple, scoring Glass
cocks single.
In the third, Bassett, after making safe
single, w&s declared out for being hit by bat
ted ball In the fifth four more runs were
scored on a three base hit by McGeachy, Tier
mans error. CahilIs single and Myers's three
Dagger. ORourkes muff of Seerys fourth
strike, singles by Denny and G!asscock, and
Shom bergs sacrifice hit brought in the last run
in the eighth inning.
The New Yorks did not score until the third
inning when a double by Ward, singles by Con-
ner and Dorgan, and double by O'Rourke sent
three men across the plate. In the fourth Con-
ncr made a homerun hit over the right-field
fence Denny's tumble and bad Judgment
caused great deal of trouble in
the fateful seventh inning. On his error
Welch took first. and singles by Ewing,
Gore, Herman and Dorgan. Corners base
on balls. ana Wards fly to McGeachy, let in five
With the score a tie, Cahill dropped Con-
take second and Gore brought him in with
two baeger A passed ball let Gore get sec
ond, and after Boyle bad retired both ORourke
and Herman strikes. Glasscock fumbled Dor
gans hit, and the winning run was scored. Bias
sett played fine game at second, and Seery
distinguished himself by fine running catch in
left Following is the score: